Gun Policy News
Quebec Court Backs Gun Registry, Sets Stage for Federal Legal Battle
21 April 2012
National Post (Toronto)
MONTREAL — The province's gun-control advocates were buoyed Friday by a strongly worded Quebec Superior Court judgment that recognized the recently abolished long-gun registry as an effective and economical crime prevention tool, laying the groundwork for a long legal battle with Ottawa.
The federal government reacted quickly and decisively, in what will no doubt lead to a Supreme Court showdown over the future of the divisive national registry. It said the ruling... (GunPolicy.org)